Macchiatiella rhamni (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841)
on Frangula, Rhamnus
gall
weak curling of the leaves. Apterae c. 2 mm, yelllow-brown to yellow-green, antennae ringed with black, siphunculi and legs pale, tarsi black.
primary host plants
Rhamnceae, oligophagous
Frangula alnus; Rhamnus alaternus, alpina, cathartica.
on ? Polygonum
secondary host plants
Outside of Europe there are indications that the species migrates to Polygonum in summer.
synonyms
Myzus rhamni.
references
Barbagallo & Massimino Cocuzza (2014a), Blackman & Eastop (2014), Buhr (1865a), González Funes & Michelena Saval (1988b), Houard (1909a), Lampel & Meier (2007a), Tavares (1905a).